Over the years I’ve attempted blogging a number of times. I have four or five blogs that have a couple of posts on them, and all of them have died out. So this is the first time that I’ve managed to blog consistently, and I think I have the momentum to sustain my writing.

Having overcome the hurdle of building a habit of writing, my next hurdle is finding and developing my blogging style. On this site I’m aiming to be a blend of personal-professional and academic-casual. However, I’m finding that striking this balance is quite difficult, and I tend towards professional/academic at times.

A previous blog of mine, that I had called “Parenthesis” was the opposite. The writing wasn’t very structured and most paragraphs would end in quirky comments set in brackets (kinda like this, but less forced). I enjoyed this style, but it was a bit too muddled for what I’m trying to achieve here.

I think that my style will develop in time, as I become more comfortable with writing. Additionally, as much as I’ve started to overcome it, the fear of my posts being out in public results in my writing being quite conservative. I don’t let myself be too weird, just in case a student or colleague of mine were to happy upon the site. Again, this will also develop with time.

My blogging inspirations

My ideal writing style would be a blend of my three favourite bloggers, with my own flavour coming through. The three bloggers below have inspired me to write and have had a significant influence on my thinking. They are:

• Seth Godin – Seth is a business/marketing author who has written a number of best selling books. He was the person that inspired me to write daily. His blogs are sometimes less than 50 words, but contain such incredible nuggets of wisdom. My writing at the moment emulates him a little, but doesn’t have the same brevity
• Tynan – Tynan is an adventure/writer/entrepreneur who lives the most incredible life. His blogs are always so interesting and are usually around building habits, travel and other cool things he’s doing. For example, he used to live permanently in a decked out RV, travelling the world (mostly spontaneously) with just a 50l backpack and recently he bought an island with 10 friends.
• WaitButWhy – This blog is run by Tim Urban, and ultimately I’d like my writing style to be similar to his. It’s entertaining while still remaining  informative and interesting. His blogs are ridiculously long, so I might have to sprinkle a little Seth in to keep it brief

Over the course of the next few months, I’ll aim to develop my style into something that reflects me best.

I can’t wait to look back at in November next year and see how far I’ve come 🙂

Image is from last week Friday, when I had my chaotic day. I’d just been let on the plane because there was a free seat and I snuck a selfie on my way up the stairs. You can see just how happy I was to make it on to that flight

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